Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95142
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients does the government assess will be impacted by its decision to freeze prescription charges in England.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedApproximately 40% of people who receive prescriptions are not entitled to exemption from National Health Service prescription charges and will therefore benefit from the decision to freeze charges for the second successive year, keeping the cost of a pres...
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